Mikatura's U R MI SunChyne STDc OTDs ATDd - CKC HS x Mikatura's Tuff E Nuff

Born 5 September 2006

Charley now makes his home in Grand Forks, British Columbia with Kathy & her family.  He'll be doing obedience, agility & herding with Kathy & attending training classes with her when she's teaching!
 

Playing with Jethro	At the river	Charley
Working with the doodles	Action	Leader of the pack

November 2007 ~ I thought I’d give you a short Charley update. He is a terrific dog and has really fit into the pack—in fact he often leads it. We walk most days for 5 miles and it really takes the edge off. He always comes when he is called and really enjoys his walks. We often take my trainee’s to the river and Charley usually joins us—he tries to herd them but he is generally well behaved. He loves to play with his mastiffs—it looks scary but he usually starts it. He goes to dog class with me every week and loves the Kids and Dogs sessions—I often let kids work him—he is getting used to that. He usually travels everywhere with me—he is in the car before I even call him. He sleeps either on my bed or outside my bedroom door depending on the activity level in the house. He greets all my kids in the morning and puts up with a lot of boy stuff and mild teasing—he has a lovely temperament but is very protective of me. I have begun clicker training with him—something I thought I would never do and he loves it. He has also joined 2 non-competitive agility groups but we are going very slow—he needs to grow up first.

He had a lovely play session with an 8 month old Aussie at my dog class last week—he ran circles around him—a testament to his superior confirmation and athleticism. I can not thank you enough for allowing Charley to join our family. He is very special!

December 2006...Charley & friends at the beach!

November 2006...making himself right at home isn't he, I think he figures he's been given a big new stuffie (actually that's Kathy's Mastiff!) :-)